PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Cunningham, Muriel ED - Hill, Michael D. ED - Goyal, Mayank TI - The ESCAPE Trial: Rapid Endovascular Treatment Leads to Better Outcomes DP - 2015 Apr 01 TA - MD Conference Express PG - 9--10 VI - 15 IP - 2 4099 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/2/9.short 4100 - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/15/2/9.full AB - ESCAPE was a phase 3, multicenter, prospective, randomized, open-label, controlled trial conducted in patients with acute ischemic stroke. Patients received rapid, modern endovascular treatment plus guideline-based care (intervention) or guideline-based care alone. Patients in the intervention group had greater benefits in mortality, morbidity, and quality of life compared with controls.